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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 376 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (Reduce, reuse, recycle): Reduce = use less · reuse = use again · recycle = break down and remake. Renewable: sun, wind, water, biogas, waves. Non-renewable: coal, petrol, diesel, natural gas. Count savings with × and ÷: bags per week × weeks, bottles ÷ bottles per bench.

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  1. 1.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  2. 2.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) switch off unused lights (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) refill a water bottle
  3. 3.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) print on both sides (c) fix a dripping tap (d) reuse gift paper
  5. 5.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
  6. 6.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  8. 8.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) melt cans into new cans (c) fix a dripping tap (d) pulp old paper
  9. 9.♻️ A project report has 48 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  10. 10.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) coal (c) sunlight (d) petrol
  11. 11.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1400 bottles?
  12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  13. 13.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) fix a dripping tap (c) switch off unused lights (d) reuse gift paper
  15. 15.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) switch off unused lights (c) pulp old paper (d) carry a cloth bag
  16. 16.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) pulp old paper (c) plant in old tyres (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  17. 17.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
  18. 18.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) print on both sides (c) carry a cloth bag (d) melt glass into new jars
  19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  20. 20.♻️ A project report has 56 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  21. 21.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt cans into new cans (c) reuse gift paper (d) plant in old tyres
  22. 22.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  26. 26.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  28. 28.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
  32. 32.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  33. 33.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  36. 36.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) plant in old tyres (d) fix a dripping tap
  37. 37.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 750 bottles?
  39. 39.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  40. 40.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) wastes water (c) protects the future (d) lasts one day

Answer key

  1. reduce
  2. switch off unused lights
  3. False
  4. melt glass into new jars
  5. reduce, reuse, recycle
  6. False
  7. renewable
  8. fix a dripping tap
  9. 24
  10. sunlight
  11. 7
  12. reuse
  13. True
  14. reuse gift paper
  15. use a jar as a pen stand
  16. pulp old paper
  17. 4
  18. give old books away
  19. recycle
  20. 28
  21. melt cans into new cans
  22. True
  23. reduce
  24. reduce
  25. reduce
  26. True
  27. reuse
  28. True
  29. False
  30. renewable
  31. 4
  32. non-renewable
  33. False
  34. False
  35. recycle
  36. turn plastic into tiles
  37. non-renewable
  38. 5
  39. non-renewable
  40. protects the future

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